Years ago, a friend of mine described playing oboe as “trying to blow a swizzle stick out a mosquito’s butt.” I know now what that means, because putting a saxophone’s worth of air through a recorder is a bit like that.

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Holly Hubbs is currently Professor and Chair of Music of at Ursinus College, where she has conducted both the jazz wind ensembles, and currently teaches music history courses, specializing in the history of jazz and American vernacular music. In 2018, Holly received Ursinus' Laughlin Award for Professional Achievement, and in 2015 she received the Laughlin Award for Distinguished Teaching.
A native of St. Louis, Hubbs holds a Doctor of Arts degree in saxophone performance from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and in spring 2012, received their Alumni Achievement Award in music. She also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Music Education (wind conducting). As a saxophonist, Hubbs has performed in venues in both the United States and Europe, including both the North Sea and Montreux Jazz Festivals, and she currently performs in the Junction Saxophone Quartet. Also an active scholar, Hubbs has published articles in the Saxophone Symposium, and presented papers at conferences of the North American Saxophone Alliance, American Culture Association and College Music Society.
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